More and more students are voting with their feet, declining to go into debt for an education that displaces classical learning with ideology. Divinity schools, especially those that profess orthodoxy, should know better. Continue Reading »
As always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »
It will always seem easier to leave the battles to the next generation. But the ministers we train today are the ones who will be on the front lines tomorrow. Continue Reading »
The PCA has reaffirmed biblical teaching on sexuality despite loud voices promoting the opposite. Continue Reading »
Despite 21st-century cultural and political circumstances, more young men are seeking the priesthood. Continue Reading »
The fourth in a series of reports from the Vatican’s meeting on the sexual abuse crisis. Continue Reading »
SEMINARY REFORM I commend Thomas Berg (“Getting Formation Right,” December) for his suggestions for reforming the seminary system in light of the new Ratio Fundamentalis. Nevertheless, by failing to consider the time before and after seminary as a part of the solution, his proposals for . . . . Continue Reading »
I heard a bishop recently describe what his formation team does at his seminary: “They’re there and they keep an eye on the guys.” And I cringed. Priests assigned to seminary formation are not hallway monitors. They are intended to be mentors, teachers, and guides—nuances all captured in . . . . Continue Reading »
The Church of Christ: A Collection of Essays by Monsignor Joseph C. Fenton by joseph clifford fenton edited with an introduction by christian d. washburn cluny, 362 pages, $25.95 Laying the Foundation: A Handbook of Catholic Apologetics and Fundamental Theology by joseph clifford fenton . . . . Continue Reading »
The Catholics-per-priest ratio is worsening, especially in the West—yet Rome seems inclined to prevent traditional orders from growing. Continue Reading »
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